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Magic Nano: neither magic nor nano

From Joanne Shatkin of Cadmus Group: “The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), has found that nanoparticles were not the cause of the respiratory problems experienced by users of Magic Nano, in fact, the product does not contain nanoscale particles. Magic Nano was labeled as such because it forms a “wafer thin film” on… Continue reading Magic Nano: neither magic nor nano

MIT nanogate nanodocumentary

MIT now has a series of mini-documentaries over at Technology Review online. Check out the 5-minute film “Nanogates” describing a new sub-nanometer valve that is small enough to channel individual molecules. Currently it is the last film on this page. (Requires Flash player)

Nanotech moves into the automobile

Nanofilm president (and Foresight participating member) Scott Rickert writes in Industry Week of the changes taking place as nanotechnology moves into the automobile. A couple of excerpts: “What about getting more mileage out of the fuel itself? Nano-lubricants can reduce friction, converting engine power to motion instead of heat. In fact, some predict that nanocoatings… Continue reading Nanotech moves into the automobile

Molecular machine film changes chemical to electrical signal

From PhysOrg.com, coverage of work published in Advanced Materials [abstract]: “A team of chemists from France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US are working together to bridge the gap between nanoscience and nanotechnology. They have now devised a method that could allow them to organize tiny molecular machines on a surface and so build… Continue reading Molecular machine film changes chemical to electrical signal

Nanocar builder on radio tomorrow, then podcast

We’ve written twice now about the nanocar (post 1, post 2) built at Rice University by James Tour and team. Now Dr. Tour will be on Internet radio, at Science and Society, a talk radio site focusing on nanotech and similar topics. He’ll be on sometime during the hour of 1 to 2 PM on… Continue reading Nanocar builder on radio tomorrow, then podcast

$400K federally-funded nano-comedy film available

From Popular Science, an article by Sarah Webb on a humorous educational nanotech video called When Things Get Small, “an irreverant, madcap, comically corny romp into the world of things ‘nano’ “: “The 30-minute flick—a collaboration between physicist Ivan Schuller of the University of California at San Diego and producer Rich Wargo—is a corny romp… Continue reading $400K federally-funded nano-comedy film available

Mini-review: The Nanotech Pioneers

In the mail from Wiley-VCH: the new book The Nanotech Pioneers: Where Are They Taking Us? by Steven Edwards. The visionaries singled out are the usual crowd plus one name rarely listed: Feynman, Drexler, Merkle, Kurzweil, Von Ehr, Binnig, Roco, and the unusual one, the late Ernst Ruska, co-inventor of the electron microscope. Lots more… Continue reading Mini-review: The Nanotech Pioneers

Nanopundits duke it out at National Press Club

Washington DC was the place to be today, for the Center on Nanotechnology and Society’s 1st Annual Conference on Nanopolicy and the Human Future held at the National Press Club. Much learned nanopunditry from both sides of the big issues. Sean Murdock of the Nanobusiness Alliance and John Sargent of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce… Continue reading Nanopundits duke it out at National Press Club

35 nanotechnologists discuss nano ethics

In the Journal of Nanoparticle Research is a review by David Guston of the (expensive) book Nanotalk: Conversations with Scientists and Engineers about Ethics, Meaning, and Belief in the Development of Nanotechnology, by Rosalyn Berne. Some excerpts from the review (172 KB pdf): “It provides a modest stage for the researchers Berne interviewed to rehearse… Continue reading 35 nanotechnologists discuss nano ethics

Nanotech inhibitor for anthrax made by RPI and U. Toronto

From The Business Review (Albany), news of possibly important work on anthrax defense: “Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., and the University of Toronto have collaborated on a successful design of a nanoscale assembly of molecules that counteracts anthrax toxin in animal and lab experiments. “The inhibitor works by preventing the assembly of… Continue reading Nanotech inhibitor for anthrax made by RPI and U. Toronto

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